Student publications at UM

On the UM English Department's website, a few student publications are featured that may not be very well known to the common student. The English Department works with students to publish newspapers, magazines and zines that feature the writing of UM students. These are all great opportunities for student writers. Some examples are The Beggar, The Puckerbrush Review, and The Advanced Creative Writing Webzine.

The Beggar is a magazine featuring the prose, poetry and artwork of undergraduate students at UM. All of the publishing and editing in The Beggar are done by a group of creative writing students, the group changes every year.

The English Department puts out two editions of The Puckerbrush Review per year. It was founded by Constance Hunting and is now edited by Sandy Phippen (a previously mentioned UM Creative Writing instructor and Maine author). The Review publishes poetry, prose, essays, and of course reviews.

The Advanced Creative Writing Webzine began a year ago in the Spring 2008 semester. It was started by Alexander Irvine's Advanced Creative Writing Seminar class. The zine features stories that are only written in 500 words; "flash stories".

These publications are a great way to get involved and get your writing out in the public eye.